In support of the Palestinian people and their Mujahideen, and within the retaliation to the American-British aggression against Yemen, the air defenses of the Yemeni Armed Forces shot down an American MQ_9 aircraft while it was carrying out hostile missions in the airspace of Al Bayda Governorate.
The aircraft was shot down with a locally-made surface-to-air missile, the Yemeni military spokesman General Yahya Sarea stressed in a statement.
بيان القوات المسلحة اليمنية بشأن إسقاط طائرة أمريكية نوع MQ_9 أثناء تنفيذها مهام عدائية في أجواء محافظة البيضاء، وهي الثالثة عشرة التي تمكنت دفاعاتنا الجوية من إسقاطها من هذا النوع خلال معركة الفتح الموعود والجهاد المقدس إسناداً لغزة. pic.twitter.com/Yz9zJTHGAv
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This is the thirteenth of its type that our air defenses were able to shoot down during the battle of the Promised Conquest and the Holy Jihad in support of Gaza, he added.
“The Yemeni Armed Forces confirm their continuation in confronting all attempts by the enemies to undermine the sovereignty of our country and that they are continuing their operations in support of Gaza, and that these operations will not stop until the aggression on Gaza stops and the siege is lifted.”
Source: Al-Manar English Website